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animosity
(n) tending to include all
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animosity
(n) something new; newness
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archaic
(adj) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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banal
(adj) belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
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benevolent
(v) antiquated
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censorious
(v) active emnity
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concur
(n) excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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curtail
(v) former occupant of a post
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delineate
(v) generous; charitable
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devise
(v) rebel; nonconformist
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discount
(adj) serve as an example of; embody
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divergent
(adj) shorten; reduce
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dubious
(adj) grieve; express sorrow
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elated
(v) hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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erudite
(v) coax; wheedle
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extol
(v) deceptive; not real
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facilitate
(n) imitate; rival
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guile
(n) disregard; dismiss
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haughtiness
(n) differing; deviating
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hostility
(adj) inactive; lacking power to move
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illusory
(v) individual who sacrifices the principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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impede
ad (v) portray; depict; sketch
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inadvertently
(adj) practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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inclusive
(v) praise; glorify
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indict
(adj) pride; arrogance
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inert
(adj) questionable; filled with doubt
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innocuous
(n) overjoyed; in high spirits
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insularity
(adj) lack of caring; indifference
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intrepid
(v) worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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lament
(n) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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levity
(adj) unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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malicious
(n) hinder; block; delay
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maverick
(adj) lack of seriousness; lightness
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meticulous
(adj) learned; scholarly
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mundane
(adj) lover of mankind; doer of good
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navigable
(adj) make something last; preserve from extinction
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negligible
(n) narrow-mindedness; isolation
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novelty
(v) think up; invent; plan
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obscure
(n) thrift; economy
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opportunist
(adj) unfriendliness; hatred
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ostentatious
(v) darken; make unclear
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perpetuate
(n) deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
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philanthropist
(adj) hateful; spiteful
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pragmatic
(n) help bring about; make less difficult
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predecessor
(n) a person who held a job or office before the current holder
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